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Poll Question: Tom Sawyer or Necromancer?
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    Posted: October 19 2016 at 11:54
Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Right on Pastmaster....

Nothing to do with length (that's what she said)

It's rock and roll, where for some of us:   unbridled passion and youthful kickassness > mature componsition. 

Yup, that's what rock music is supposed to be about. That's why I could care less if the music I'm listening to is progressive. I'm a musician, so of course I love to hear some skill, but only if the band remembers to write real songs. There's no point in skill if you can't have the passion and songwriting to go with it. 

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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Right on Pastmaster....

Nothing to do with length (that's what she said)

It's rock and roll, where for some of us:   unbridled passion and youthful kickassness > mature componsition. 

Yup, that's what rock music is supposed to be about. That's why I could care less if the music I'm listening to is progressive. I'm a musician, so of course I love to hear some skill, but only if the band remembers to write real songs. There's no point in skill if you can't have the passion and songwriting to go with it. 


Edited by Pastmaster - October 18 2016 at 12:04
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Right on Pastmaster....

Nothing to do with length (that's what she said)

It's rock and roll, where for some of us:   unbridled passion and youthful kickassness > mature composition. 


Edited by Finnforest - October 18 2016 at 12:25

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Originally posted by WrytXander WrytXander wrote:

Necromancer is a structural mess with some nice music in it. Tom Sawyer is a masterpiece.

Seriously, how can anyone say Necromancer is better than Tom Sawyer? You guys need to get checked for longsongaphilia.

I don't love it because it's long, I love it because it's one of the best damn songs ever made. I love Tom Sawyer too, but I'd still choose Necromancer if it was only the middle part of the song. 



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Hey, if liking Necromancer more than TS is wrong then I don't wanna be right.
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Necromancer is a structural mess with some nice music in it. Tom Sawyer is a masterpiece.

Seriously, how can anyone say Necromancer is better than Tom Sawyer? You guys need to get checked for longsongaphilia.
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Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

I would vote Necromancer over any Rush song in existence. There's arena rock and AOR, and then there is The Necromancer.


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Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

For me, Tom Sawyer isn't overrated, it's over exposed. After 35 years, I simply don't need to hear it anymore.

The Necromancer is one of my all time favorite Rush songs. In fact, I like Caress of Steel more than 2112 (gasp! shock! harrumph!)



Mostly this. Necromancer isn't among my top Rush tunes but I do prefer to listen to COS than 2112.

Tom Sawyer is fantastic, but again I agree not overated but arguably over played...
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I would vote Necromancer over almost any song in existence. There's brilliance, and then there is The Necromancer.
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Hmmm...not a huge Rush fan but I'll take Sawyer over Necrodancer....which has this awful narration voice in it.
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Necromancer for me too, it has always been one of my favorite Rush songs and by far the best track on COS.
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Not a massive fan of TS but the voice in Necromancer is a bit silly.
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Necromancer.
It just sounds more "raw" than Tom Sawyer (which is awesome in its own right).
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I think "The Necromancer" is a great song, but Tom Sawyer (even super-exposed) wins this game!

Edited by maryes - October 13 2016 at 18:47
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Originally posted by HemispheresOfXanadu HemispheresOfXanadu wrote:

Necromancer subjectively (and the one I voted for) maybe Tom Sawyer objectively. (Better production, more mature writing, moferatelybetter lyrics, more solid guitar solo on Sawyer... But Necromancer is just too darned fun)
I just realized that I subjectively like Tom Sawyer, but objectively dislike it's popularity. Confused  Time for me to hit up on some math rock, or KC, or Johnny Cash for Christ sakes.
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Necromancer subjectively (and the one I voted for) maybe Tom Sawyer objectively. (Better production, more mature writing, moferatelybetter lyrics, more solid guitar solo on Sawyer... But Necromancer is just too darned fun)
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Points: 23999 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2016 at 15:03
I like both, but Tom Sawyer is the better of these two.
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The Necromancer because of the epic little yarn it unravels (among other things).
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